DEBIAN-CVE-2017-20229

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-20229
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-20229.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-20229
Upstream
  • CVE-2017-20229
Withdrawn
2026-04-01T01:02:28.156824Z
Published
2026-03-28T12:16:02.400Z
Modified
2026-04-01T01:02:28.156824Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

MAWK 1.3.3-17 and prior contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting inadequate boundary checks on user-supplied input. Attackers can craft malicious input that overflows the stack buffer and execute a return-oriented programming chain to spawn a shell with application privileges.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / mawk

Package

Name
mawk
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mawk?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.4.20200120-2
1.3.4.20200120-3
1.3.4.20200120-3.1
1.3.4.20210824-1~exp1
1.3.4.20230203-1~exp1
1.3.4.20230322-1~exp1
1.3.4.20230404-1~exp1
1.3.4.20230525-1~exp1
1.3.4.20230525-1
1.3.4.20230730-1
1.3.4.20230808-1
1.3.4.20231102-1
1.3.4.20231126-1
1.3.4.20240123-1
1.3.4.20240622-1
1.3.4.20240622-2
1.3.4.20240819-1
1.3.4.20240819-2
1.3.4.20240819-3
1.3.4.20240827-1~exp1
1.3.4.20240905-1
1.3.4.20250131-1
1.3.4.20250131-2
1.3.4.20260129-1
1.3.4.20260302-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-20229.json"

Debian:12 / mawk

Package

Name
mawk
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mawk?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.4.20200120-3.1
1.3.4.20210824-1~exp1
1.3.4.20230203-1~exp1
1.3.4.20230322-1~exp1
1.3.4.20230404-1~exp1
1.3.4.20230525-1~exp1
1.3.4.20230525-1
1.3.4.20230730-1
1.3.4.20230808-1
1.3.4.20231102-1
1.3.4.20231126-1
1.3.4.20240123-1
1.3.4.20240622-1
1.3.4.20240622-2
1.3.4.20240819-1
1.3.4.20240819-2
1.3.4.20240819-3
1.3.4.20240827-1~exp1
1.3.4.20240905-1
1.3.4.20250131-1
1.3.4.20250131-2
1.3.4.20260129-1
1.3.4.20260302-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-20229.json"

Debian:13 / mawk

Package

Name
mawk
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mawk?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.4.20250131-1
1.3.4.20250131-2
1.3.4.20260129-1
1.3.4.20260302-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-20229.json"

Debian:14 / mawk

Package

Name
mawk
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mawk?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.4.20250131-1
1.3.4.20250131-2
1.3.4.20260129-1
1.3.4.20260302-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-20229.json"